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Risks of N95 Face Mask Use in Subjects With COPD

Sun Young Kyung, Yujin Kim, Hyunjoong Hwang, Jeong-Woong Park and Sung Hwan Jeong
Respiratory Care May 2020, 65 (5) 658-664; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.06713
Sun Young Kyung
Division of Pulmonology, Allergy and Critical Care, Department of Internal Medicine, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
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Yujin Kim
Division of Pulmonology, Allergy and Critical Care, Department of Internal Medicine, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
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Hyunjoong Hwang
Division of Pulmonology, Allergy and Critical Care, Department of Internal Medicine, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
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Jeong-Woong Park
Division of Pulmonology, Allergy and Critical Care, Department of Internal Medicine, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
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Sung Hwan Jeong
Division of Pulmonology, Allergy and Critical Care, Department of Internal Medicine, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
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